FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 932 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LARGE AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIFT ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TODAY...BRINGING RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...BUT RIVERS AND CREEKS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED. NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-062145- /O.NEW.KBUF.FA.A.0003.130606T1332Z-130607T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 932 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA... GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE... ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * STEADY RAIN WILL CAUSE CREEKS TO RISE TODAY...AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN TYPICALLY VULNERABLE LOW- LYING AREAS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN CREEK FLOODING...AND MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING ISSUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ APFFEL
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:49:02 +0000
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